Dan Snyder hasn’t given up on Albert Haynesworth

Despite a recent arrest, Redskins owner Dan Snyder hasn’t given up on Albert Haynesworth’s run with the Washington Redskins.

“It may still work out,” Snyder told a group of reporters in the media workroom Friday. “You never know.”

In this case, we know. Haynesworth wouldn’t even speak to coach Mike Shanahan at the end of the year. And Snyder made it clear that Haynesworth’s signing has been a “disappoinment” as a business investment. As one reporter asked Snyder about signing Haynesworth two years ago, Snyder slyly cut him off.

Snyder admitted he supported Haynesworth’s contract at the time, in addition to Donovan McNabb’s recent contract extension.

“I think we’re headed in right direction,” Snyder said when asked about the Shanahan regime, noting they were competitive in 14 of 16 games. “I’ve never seen so many missed field goals and extra points and blocks.”

We’ll have more from Snyder’s session later — and Florio will have him on a bonus PFT Live this weekend — but we couldn’t help but notice Snyder said more than once how he viewed things “as a fan.”

Some of his comments seemed more grounded in fan-like optimism rather than reality. The Redskins have a long way to go. They have very little young talent on their roster in a competitive division.

Shanahan and Snyder still have to prove they can break the Redskins’ cycle of mortgaging the future for short-term gains that rarely arise.

Hey Greg, you sound like an ex Redskins fan… Who is your team now… Pittsburgh or Green Bay?

titans5298 says:Feb 4, 2011 6:12 PM

Snyder I hope you keep him. While with the Titans, Fat Albert only played when he wanted to. Then he expected Tennessee to pay big bucks to keep him. Fat Albert is poison in the locker room. Good luck Redskins.

bucks12965 says:Feb 4, 2011 6:16 PM

Well, now that we know that the skins goal is to be competitive in most of their games…they are certainly headed in the right direction.

docredskin says:Feb 4, 2011 6:17 PM

Non-story. Haynesworth will play as many downs in a Redskins uniform as I will this season and beyond. This is just to float it out there that teams will have to give up something if they want him. It’s simply posturing. Problem is, Snyder has made so many mistakes that it’s hard to view any action as anything but another in a succession of errors.

chuckiesez says:Feb 4, 2011 6:21 PM

Just to set the record straight, those of us that have worshipped the Skins for years (42 and going for me) HAVE given up on Fat Albert. And Danny Boy. Too much money for too little ( almost zero) production. Millions guaranteed. This was BEFORE all of the shenanigans. I have a fans optimism, but reality is Danny wasted his millions. I would love to see Albert turn it around and be what he is paid to be, or at least close to it. But I’m not gonna bet on it like Dan did.

The proper way to handle this would have been for Snyder to take full responsibility for the Haynesworth signing. You lose a lot of respect from your fans and current staff when you throw others under the bus.

Regarding Al and him getting rid of a guy who does not want to be there; Then how do you explain the whole “overhead projector” episode? BTW, just because DamnHugeBust wants to be there, doesn’t mean he deserves to be there.

I just worried that with the coming lockout how are the Redskins going to defend there free agency championship title. Every one knows that the DAN SNYDER free agency championship trophy is awarded to the team that spends the most money on crappy players every March. The Redskins are a dynasty. Stupid lockout!!